Free Printable Brain Teasers

1.

What is the next number in the sequence: 2, 4, 8, 16, ___?

a)

24

b)

32

c)

64

d)

12

2.

If you rearrange the letters 'CARE', you would get which word?

a)

RACE

b)

ECAR

c)

CERA

d)

ACRE

3.

How many sides does a hexagon have?

a)

10

b)

6

c)

3

d)

8

4.

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

5.

What is the capital of Australia?

a)

Sydney

b)

Perth

c)

Melbourne

d)

Canberra

6.

If you have 3 apples and you take away 2, how many do you have?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

2

d)

0

7.

What is the largest mammal in the world?

a)

Blue whale

b)

Elephant

c)

Hippopotamus

d)

Giraffe

8.

What is the chemical symbol for gold?

a)

Au

b)

Ag

c)

Pt

d)

Fe

9.

How many continents are there in the world?

a)

8

b)

7

c)

10

d)

5

10.

What is the square root of 144?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

14

d)

16

11.

Which country is famous for the Eiffel Tower?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

Germany

d)

France

12.

What is the process of a liquid turning into a gas called?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

13.

Who wrote the play 'Romeo and Juliet'?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Jane Austen

c)

Christopher Marlowe

d)

Charles Dickens

14.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Seoul

b)

Osaka

c)

Kyoto

d)

Tokyo

15.

What is the main ingredient in guacamole?

a)

Pineapple

b)

Banana

c)

Avocado

d)

Tomato

16.

What is the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit?

a)

212

b)

250

c)

180

d)

100

17.

What is the process of a solid turning into a liquid called?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

18.

Which animal is known as the 'King of the Jungle'?

a)

Lion

b)

Tiger

c)

Bear

d)

Elephant

19.

How many sides does a triangle have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

20.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

Toronto

b)

Vancouver

c)

Ottawa

d)

Montreal

21.

How many planets are there in our solar system?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

22.

Who is known as the 'Father of Computers'?

a)

Alan Turing

b)

Charles Babbage

c)

Ada Lovelace

d)

Steve Jobs

23.

What is the capital of Brazil?

a)

Buenos Aires

b)

Rio de Janeiro

c)

Brasília

d)

Lima

24.

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Earth

25.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Claude Monet

26.

What is the capital of South Africa?

a)

Johannesburg

b)

Cape Town

c)

Pretoria

d)

Durban

27.

How many strings does a violin typically have?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

5

d)

3

28.

Who is the author of the Harry Potter book series?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

Stephen King

c)

J.R.R. Tolkien

d)

George R.R. Martin

29.

What is the process of a gas turning into a liquid called?

a)

Sublimation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Freezing

30.

How many sides does a square have?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

31.

How many players are there in a basketball team on the court at the same time?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

4

32.

Who is the first President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

33.

What can you make but you can't see?

a)

cake

b)

trouble

c)

noise

d)

the bed

34.

What can run but can't walk?

a)

a dog

b)

water

c)

a baby

d)

a football player

35.

I have no feet, no hands, no wings, but I can climb to the sky. Who am I?

a)

ball

b)

plane

c)

jet

d)

smoke

36.

What do you throw out when you want to use it, but take in when you don’t want to use it?

a)

cat

b)

anchor

c)

eraser

d)

paper

37.

I’m tall when I’m young. I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

a)

teacher

b)

tree

c)

ruler

d)

pencil

38.

What kind of dog never bites?

a)

barking dog

b)

poodle

c)

baby dog

d)

hot dog

39.

I have many teeth but I can not bite..

a)

comb

b)

crocodile

c)

cow

d)

knife

40.

A monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first?

a)

monkey

b)

squirrel

c)

bird

d)

none of them

41.

How many blocks?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

19

42.

What is the answer?

a)

65

b)

55

c)

35

d)

45

43.

a)

32

b)

38

c)

40

d)

50

44.

What piece goes there?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

45.

a)

78

b)

18

c)

89

d)

87

46.

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

12

47.

How many triangles are there?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

16

d)

18

48.

a)

Right

b)

Left

49.

How many months have 28 days?

a)

all of them

b)

1

c)

February

d)

What about leap years?

50.

What is heavier 100kg of gold or 100 kg of feathers?

a)

gold

b)

feathers

c)

they are both the same

d)

What if the scale is incorrect?

51.

What will you write in place of question mark in the picture?

a)

18

b)

14

c)

50

d)

30

52.

How many squares are there?

a)

9

b)

10

c)

14

d)

18

53.

What comes next in this pattern: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ?

a)

15

b)

17

c)

19

d)

21

54.

How many books are on the shelf if the 16th book is the middle one?

a)

16

b)

31

c)

36

d)

46

55.

A farmer has 17 sheep and all but 9 die. How many are left?

a)

None

b)

8

c)

9

d)

17

56.

Jimmy’s mother had four children. She named the first Monday. She named the second Tuesday, and she named the third Wednesday. What is the name of the fourth child?

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Jimmy

d)

Jim

e)

Bob

57.

Divide 30 by ½ and add 10. What’s the answer?

a)

25

b)

35

c)

70

d)

80

58.

What are the next three letters in the following sequence?J, F, M, A, M, J, J, A, __, __, __

a)

J, A, M

b)

N, O, D

c)

S, O, N

d)

O, N, D

59.

a)

1

b)

5

c)

3

d)

7

60.

Can you identify the Apple Logo?

a)

Top right

b)

Bottom right

c)

Top left

d)

None of them

e)

Bottom left

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Total questions: 60

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